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U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation
For Immediate Release
August 14th, 2008		  
PRESIDENT SIGNS THE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2008 INTO LAW
WASHINGTON D.C. –President George W. Bush today signed into law H.R. 4040, the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008. The legislation reauthorizes the Consumer Product Safety Commission for the first time in 18 years.

 

Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) issued the following statement.

 

“The Consumer Product Safety Commission is responsible for ensuring that the more than 15,000 products – everything from infant cribs to all-terrain-vehicles – are safe to use.  Every year, more than 28,000 Americans die and an additional 33 million are injured by consumer products.  These numbers are too high, and an effective CPSC with increased funding, staff, and authority is essential to reducing these losses.

 

“The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act is the first step toward revitalizing an important safety agency and restoring confidence in the safety of consumer products for years to come.”

 

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